News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
BRUDDER JACKSON TOLD FORTUNES.
The Song of Eliza Jones-A Case of Inquest.
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hall tonight" blandly queried the
President as the meeting opened:
Invisible was visible. lie was back
by the stove, and had his shoes off to
tickle his chilblains. After a little
delay he made his way to the upper end
of the hall and the President continued: !:
/" "Brudder Jackson, de report has
come to me dat you Gr' tellin' fortunes
in your nayburhootl fur de small sum of
two bits pusson.
eyes, sab, pze bin teliin' few"
Gas YOU hev bin n member of dis club
fur de las two y'ays " mas be aware
of the dat-aortpues@e4 -.,y--slIiI.-
dream books an all dat sort of onsense
am agin our rules. A pusson who sots
out to hev his fucher predicted am soft
in de head; de pusson who takes money
to predict it am knave. | shall sus-
pend you from membership fur three
months, an if we b ar dat you am still
in de swindlin' bizness you will be ex-
PEELED fur good. You kin put on your
hat an 60
Invisible was badly broken up, and
there were tears in his eyes as he passed
out. When he had gone the President
continued:
II want to say to dis large, cultivated
and refined audience dat de fate of
Invisible jackson will be de fate of anv
odder member who am found so fur Off
his balance as to be runnin' arter for
tune-tellers, no matter how cheap DER
! prices My experience in dis world has
taught me:
1. If dar' was anything in good
dreams I'd hev bin an angel long ago.
2. If dar was anything in bad ones
I'd hev bin in de odder place afore l was
20 Vars old.
8. 1t am VERY pleasant to be told dat
you am gwine to fall heir to great
riches, but dat 6oan' buy 'taters nor pay
rent.
4. Only sich men as hate work, an
! cnly sich wimin as want an excuse to
| leave home believe in fortune-tellin'.
5. If it am predicted dat man am
gwine to hev great piece of luck he'll
sot down in some saloon to wait fur it.
6. If it am predicted dat he am gwine
to hev great trubble, he'll go home an
blame his wife an lick his children.
II warn you to let the hull bizness
alone. A dollar day an steady job
will pan out mo money in six months
dan all de fortune tellers in de world
kin bring ye in fifty ars Oar am jist
as many good dreams as bad, an none
of 'em am Wort de powder to blow up
an ole hoss. Signs might hev meant
sunthin' a thousand Vars ago, but dey
am played out now. If you h'ar de
'death-tick in a wall it's jist as much a
sign dat you am gwine to find a diamond
| pin in de road as it ar dat some of the
| fam ly ar gwine to die afore the var is
out. Let us now pick up dc abnormal
| bizness of de meetin'."
REPRIMANDED.
| 4 communication from the Mayors
| office, Chicago, called attention to the
! following recent action Of the BREACH
club at that place, ami IMPAIRED if-saGh
a movement had the favor of the parent
club:
1.-The Lime Kiln Club met Monday
night at their rooms, Forty and
Ashland avenue, and after stormy de-
bate passed the following:
"WHereas, AS our government is now
in a perplexing situation over the fishery
| question, and
"Whereas, We believe our manhood
has been insulted, outrages committed
on our citizens, and the Star Spangled
Banner dragged down from the lofty
position it has held for century, we,
in regular session assembled, call on our
| government to protect our citizens even
If blood has to be spilled
The Secretary was instructed to reply
to the effect that the branch entirely
exceeded its authority in taking such a
course, and that its action was repuaiat-
ed. He was also instructed to forward
note of warning to the President of
the branch, informing him that any fur
ther breaks of that sort would result IN
the canceling of his charter.
"Mebbe our manhood has been insulted,
an mebbe it hain't," observed Brother
Gardner "We'll wait until we ar suah
of it. De pusson who goes aroun' look
IN for some one to knock a chip off his
shoulder kin allus see blood on de moon. y
"sING ALONG, ELIZA JANE"
Onst luv'd yallar gal, 1 luv'd her morn life,
Sing along, sing al ng, Eliza!
as'd her if she'd like to be my subs, quential
Wife,
Sing along, Eliza Jane!
fought she war pecurious when 1 spoke to
her de fl t,
But when went to kiss her, Oh! she larfed as
| If she'd bust!
Sing along, Eliza Jane.
(Chorus)
So all yo' darkies don't you trust a yalar gal
Don't you trust yallar gal Bit
For tho dey are so shy, dars twinkle in daI
eye,
An it meaus, ''Yo' niggah, git up an git!"
Oh! when I was a-courtin' her as happy as
could be,
Sing along, sing along, Eliza!
Wild two hunncr'd pounds ob yallar gal a-sot,
tin on my knee.
Sing along, Eliza Jane!
But, oh! dat lump OBJ luy' jos KEEP me in q
sorter fix,
Sing along, sing along, Eliza.
When her fa'der crept benin me an put il
some high toned kicks!
Sing along, Ehhfsa Jane
(Chorus.)
SO all yo' darkies, etc.
I thought de programmy wus through an rise
outen dat char!
Sing along, sing along, Eliza!
An scooted fur lie garden, but de bull dog